What route to go with my LT1
05-13-2010, 10:45 AM
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What route to go with my LT1 I live in California and around here the smog people are real picky about my car. I want to start getting more into my motor to squeeze as much horsepower as possible but still be a good driver since its my DD. So far whats done to the car is the LS1 WS6 base with slp lid, LT4 Knock Module, Flowmaster mufflers, Performabuilt trans with higher stall and various suspension mods. I want to do long tube headers but I know it will not pass the smog inspection.
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I live in California and around here the smog people are real picky about my car. I want to start getting more into my motor to squeeze as much horsepower as possible but still be a good driver since its my DD. So far whats done to the car is the LS1 WS6 base with slp lid, LT4 Knock Module, Flowmaster mufflers, Performabuilt trans with higher stall and various suspension mods. I want to do long tube headers but I know it will not pass the smog inspection.
If I was in your shoes, I would look into a small wet shot and be done with it. You can remove the solenoids/lines when you go in to get smogged, but still have power on tap when you want it. With a properly running car and nitrous kit (with the correct safety equipment) you can get quite a few miles of enjoyment out of the car without compromising too much reliability.
As far as attempting to get power any other way, you will need to talk to locals and see what cam swaps are smog friendly. I would venture to say the LT4 Hot Cam Kit would possibly pass smog, but you would probably want to do your own digging on what would work best.
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Well to be honest i figured it was going to be very limited but thought i would ask anyways. Who doesnt want their cake and to be able to eat it too? I thought about going with the nitrous set up but I want the power all the time not only when I push a button. I also thought of a supercharger kit but with 118,xxx miles not sure how much longer it would last plus my wallet wont allow it for awhile.
05-13-2010, 06:05 PM
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So you want your cake and you want to be able to eat it too?
If I was in your shoes, I would look into a small wet shot and be done with it. You can remove the solenoids/lines when you go in to get smogged, but still have power on tap when you want it. With a properly running car and nitrous kit (with the correct safety equipment) you can get quite a few miles of enjoyment out of the car without compromising too much reliability.
As far as attempting to get power any other way, you will need to talk to locals and see what cam swaps are smog friendly. I would venture to say the LT4 Hot Cam Kit would possibly pass smog, but you would probably want to do your own digging on what would work best.
If I was in your shoes, I would look into a small wet shot and be done with it. You can remove the solenoids/lines when you go in to get smogged, but still have power on tap when you want it. With a properly running car and nitrous kit (with the correct safety equipment) you can get quite a few miles of enjoyment out of the car without compromising too much reliability.
As far as attempting to get power any other way, you will need to talk to locals and see what cam swaps are smog friendly. I would venture to say the LT4 Hot Cam Kit would possibly pass smog, but you would probably want to do your own digging on what would work best.
05-13-2010, 06:07 PM
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Well to be honest i figured it was going to be very limited but thought i would ask anyways. Who doesnt want their cake and to be able to eat it too? I thought about going with the nitrous set up but I want the power all the time not only when I push a button. I also thought of a supercharger kit but with 118,xxx miles not sure how much longer it would last plus my wallet wont allow it for awhile.
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I cant go Long tubes because my car is lowered and there is a lot of pot holes and spped bumps is San Jose. Whats your guys opinions on shortys/mids? Anything got to be batter the the factory cast manifolds
05-15-2010, 04:26 AM
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Well I know I've heard of guys in California passing in cali with hotcams and larger, but I imagine JB knows a little more about it than I do. A lingenfelter 211/219 would for sure give no problems with emissions and is a nice baby cam. Lots of low end grunt. There was another small cam by Crane but I believe they went out of business. Longtube headers with all of the emissions stuff still hooked up will not give you any trouble on a sniffer, but may cause you to fail the visual. It all depends on how picky the tech is. If you want to be sure you will have no trouble, then mid-length headers with a good catted Y with high flow cats would be about the best compromise. Pretty good performance and 100% legal.
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